Entry: Hey, I'm game.... Sunday, April 10, 2005



I'm a sucker for quizzes and games, so since everyone else seems to be taking this thing, I did too. Hey, if I can take a quiz on which "Incredibles" character I am, I think that I can manage one about Christian denominations. I got the link from Molly, if you want to eyeball her stats too. :o )

Christian Traditions Selector


1: Eastern Orthodox  (100%)
2: Presbyterian/Reformed  (88%)
3: Anglican/Episcopal/Church of England  (85%)
4: Congregational/United Church of Christ  (77%)
5: Methodist/Wesleyan/Nazarene  (77%)
6: Church of Christ/Campbellite  (71%)
7: Pentecostal/Charismatic/Assemblies of God  (71%)
8: Anabaptist (Mennonite/Quaker etc.)  (68%)
9: Roman Catholic  (68%)
10: Lutheran  (65%)
11: Baptist (Reformed/Particular/Calvinistic)  (62%)
12: Seventh-Day Adventist  (57%)
13: Baptist (non-Calvinistic)/Plymouth Brethren/Fundamentalist  (45%)



Might I add that this is kind of funny? *silly grin* I don't know anything about the eastern orthodox church, or even the presbyterian/reformed folks. Just call me 'denominationally dumb'. I do attend a Lutheran church though, which I'm ranked at 10 of 13 on. I think that's cute. I think that it's the communion question that decided that. lol Like good ol' Molly, there were some questions that just didn't seem to have what I would really say. So, I had to pick the closest to how I really believe. It was a real experience though, answering questions with my own view, instead of the one that has been taught to me since childhood. I guess this is where it puts me for now. I bet I probably would have come up a little different if I had answered something other than "not sure" on the rapture question. Like I said yesterday, it's such a non-issue with me that I just don't ponder it. It's good to have an idea of how God likes to work things, but I'm not anywhere near hungup on predicting the exact hows and whens. I think that doing that tends to distract people from the stuff we're supposed to be doing. It's ok to spend a little while pondering and supposing, but there is no sense in drawing lines of separation among we children of God over something like that.

At least this gives me something to poke my nose into. Now I am curious. I'll catch y'all later! I'm gonna take a trip around the internet....


Hmmm.......the more that I read about the Eastern Orthodox Church, the less I find that I agree with them on many things. It does lead me to wonder why I scored so high under that denomination, honestly. lol Here are some points that I could not agree with, that I came across through my reading today.

  1. Referring to Mary as "mother of God". (My personal view is that while Mary gave birth to Jesus, calling her the "mother of God" elevates her to a position that I do not believe is hers and makes her more important than she honestly ever was. I respect the wonderful example of Mary's submission, and leave it at that.)
  2. Teaching that Mary remained a virgin after Jesus' birth. (I don't see the point in teaching something that is not able to be proven, that which is most unlikely, and that which has little importance anyway.)
  3. Praying to saints. (It is not needed, and in my opinion, leads folks into idolotry.)
  4. Believes the Bible is imperfect, which is another reason why we need tradition, which contributes the unwritten teachings of Jesus. (I'm stubborn with the idea that the bible contains all that we need to know. Oh yes, and silly typos aside, I believe that the message of the bible has been maintained through the text and is without fault.)
  5. Believe that through iconography, "The icons become a real, sacramental presence of the persons or realities depicted in them, thus leading the faithful to communion with the person or the reality depicted in them." (Need I say that this sounds too close to necromancy and just sorta creeps me out??)
  6. Praying for the dead and/or giving alms to benefit the dead. (Anything that folks could do to influence their judgment, I belive has already been done, before they have died. I also don't believe that giving or doing something in another person's name betters that person in the eyes of God.)
Of course, my point isn't to pick on the E.O. Church. Folks are free to choose their own manners of worship, regardless of my opinion. lol We are all accountable for our own lives before the Lord. So, I guess I get to move down to the next on the list................    *chuckles*

   4 comments

Molly
April 10, 2005   06:07 PM PDT
 
I know--I though the Eastern Orthodox thing was funny too, since I don't exactly think I fit into it...
And I'm much more charismatically-inclined than the test said I was too...

Oh well... Like I said, it's an UNSCIENTIFIC fun little quiz...
*grin*
Kristen
April 10, 2005   08:55 PM PDT
 
I hear you! :)
Jenna
April 10, 2005   09:08 PM PDT
 
Oh yeah...... *grins*.....I think it's fun. I've taken lots of quizzes, and they all say something different, and/or weird about me. One might be apt to think that I'm odd.....er........wait.........

*makes a face and wanders off*

lol
Molly
April 11, 2005   02:43 AM PDT
 
Odd -- 100%



*grin*

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